Second periodic report submitted by Türkiye under article 40 of the Covenant pursuant to the optional reporting procedure, due in 2022

    Report submitted by Türkiye to the United Nations Human Rights Committee detailing the implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, including legal, institutional, and policy measures to protect civil and political rights.


    Report submitted by Türkiye to the United Nations Human Rights Committee detailing the implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, including legal, institutional, and policy measures to protect civil and political rights.

    Report

    TURKISH PRISONS REPORT Health Challenges in Prisons – Death Cases and Suicides

    It documents health-related human rights violations in Turkish prisons between 2016 and 2024, focusing on deaths, suicides, denial of medical care, and the treatment of sick, pregnant prisoners, using national and international…

    2025NGOs & Advocacy GroupsJustice Square
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    TURKISH JUDICIARY REPORT:

    It analyzes the erosion of judicial independence in Turkey after the 2016 coup attempt, focusing on mass dismissals, arrests of judges and prosecutors, and the transformation of the judiciary into a regime-controlled…

    2024NGOs & Advocacy GroupsJustice Square
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    TURKEY’S DEFINITION OF ‘TERRORISM’

    it analyzes how Turkey’s broad definition of terrorism is used to criminalize lawful activities and restrict fundamental rights. Focusing on recent cases, it highlights violations such as arbitrary detention, unfair trials, and…

    2024NGOs & Advocacy GroupsAdvocates of Silenced Turkey
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    Turkey’s Maarif Foundation Poorly Performs in Afghanistan

    It examines the activities of Turkey’s Maarif Foundation in Afghanistan and documents problems such as mismanagement, declining education quality, politicization of schools, and related human rights concerns.

    2019NGOs & Advocacy GroupsAdvocates of Silenced Turkey
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    Turkey exploits post-9/11 counterterrorism model to target critics in exile

    This article is an investigative news report published by The Washington Post. It examines how Turkey has used post-9/11 counterterrorism practices to target critics and dissidents abroad, highlighting cases of transnational repression,…

    2024Media & JournalismWashington PostGreg Miller
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    “SPECIAL-REPORT-2024-Web AUTHORITARIANISM UNVEILED: TURKEY’S HUMAN RIGHTS CATASTROPHE “

    This report documents widespread human rights violations in Turkey. It analyzes authoritarian practices, including repression, torture, restrictions on freedom of expression, and the erosion of the rule of law, using international human…

    2024NGOs & Advocacy GroupsAdvocates of Silenced Turkey
    Report

    ABUSE OF COUNTER-TERRORISM LAWS AGAINST THE HIZMET MOVEMENT

    A report by the Journalists and Writers Foundation documenting the misuse of counter-terrorism laws in Türkiye to target members and sympathizers of the Hizmet Movement, highlighting cases of arbitrary detention, criminalization, and…

    2025NGOs & Advocacy GroupsJournalists and Writers Foundation
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    UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review of Türkiye 2025

    A compilation of information by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights for the Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review of Türkiye, summarizing human rights conditions and developments in…

    2025International BodiesUnited Nations Human Rights Council
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    Turkey (Türkiye) 2023 Human Rights Report

    The U.S. Department of State’s 2023 Human Rights Report on Türkiye provides an overview of the country’s human rights practices, including freedom of expression, press freedom, political rights, and treatment of civil…

    2023GovernmentUnited Nations Human Rights Council
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    15 TEMMUZ SONRASI AIHM TARAFINDAN TURKIYE ALEYHINE VERILEN IHLAL KARARLARI

    This report analyzes European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR/AİHM) violation judgments issued against Türkiye following the July 15, 2016 coup attempt, highlighting systemic human rights violations in areas such as arbitrary detention,…

    2024NGOs & Advocacy GroupsStichting Justice Square
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    BRAZIL – Yakup Saglar Case (ENG) Ext-1693-135-INTEIRO TEOR ACORDAO-20062022121108575 en-US

    his decision of Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court denies Turkey’s request for the extradition of Yakup Sağlar, finding that the alleged offenses lacked sufficient factual specificity, carried political connotations, and failed to meet…

    2022GovernmentSupreme Federal Court of BrazilSupreme Federal Court of Brazil, institutional communications office
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    BRAZIL – Ali Sipahi Case – STF-Nega-Extradicao-Turco-naturalizado

    This decision of Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court denies Turkey’s request for the extradition of Ali Sipahi, a naturalized Brazilian citizen, accused of terrorism-related offenses allegedly committed prior to his naturalization. The Court…

    2019GovernmentJudiciary of the Federative Republic of BrazilRelator Justice Edson Fachin
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    ALBANIA – SP Joint Statement oon Selami Simsek – Albania – UA ALB 2:2020 (December 20, 2020)

    This joint UN Special Procedures urgent appeal concerns the continued detention and risk of imminent deportation of Selami Şimşek from Albania to Turkey, following allegations of short-term enforced disappearance, denial of procedural…

    2020International BodiesUnited Nations Human Rights CouncilUN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD)